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Mexico

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

J. M. Boutwell genealogical papers, approximately 1772-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains papers realting to the genealogy of J. M. Boutwell and others, especially the Society of Mayflower Descendants of which he was a member. Includes Mayflower and Plymouth history, pamphlets, issues of Mayflower Quarterly, membership applications (genealogy-based, including his own), genealogy of and correspondence with members and applicants, finances and administrative details (committees and reports, ballots, events), bulletins, newspaper and magazines articles (general society...
Dates: approximately 1772-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1647, J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell mining and geological maps and papers, approximately 1880-1969

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and materials relating to J. M. Boutwell's career as a geologist from 1900 to 1945. Includes many mining maps and reports in different regions in Arizona (Bisbee), Utah (Bingham), Mexico (Cananea), and Peru (Cerro de Pasco). Also inludes business and professional correspondence, profesional affiliations, and reports and surveys, many dealing with the United States Geological Survey, which he worked for from 1900 to 1908.

Dates: approximately 1880-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1647, J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell papers on the Boy Scouts of America, approximately 1902-1953

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the involvement of J. M. Boutwell in the Boy Scouts of America, especially in Utah. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, participation charts, game and song sheets, membership cards, leadership training and tips, bulletins and other Boy Scout serials, administrative details (meeting/committee/conference details, programs, statistics and reports), events, and miscellaneous items, including a manuscript of the Okla Itanaha tribe brave initiation ritual. ca....
Dates: approximately 1902-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1647, J. M. Boutwell papers

The law and the eagle

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231189892]
Identifier: MSS 4225
Abstract

A two-book historical novel centered in Durango, Mexico and first printed in 1990.

Dates: Other: 1968-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The law and the eagle

Gordon B. Moody films

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7576
Scope and Contents

Contains three 16 mm films. Two of the films are about a cultural study program to Mexico in 1951, and the other is about Argentina missionaries immediately following World War II. There is also a DVD of the history of Millard County covering the period from 1940-1990.

Dates: 1949-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gordon B. Moody films

Parley Pratt Nelson diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2261
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photocopies of two diaries of Parley Pratt Nelson, a student who participated on the Benjamin Cluff Brigham Young Academy Expedition (1899-1900) and served a mission in Southern California for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1901-1903).

Dates: 1900-1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Parley Pratt Nelson diaries

Photograph of school and Church officials visiting the Stela 5 (Tree of Life) stone at ancient Izapa in Mexico

 Digital Record
Identifier: UAP2_F239_p239bottom
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Maps and paintings

 Collection — Oversize 1
Identifier: MSS 7704
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of maps and paintings. There are approximately nine graphic materials. Included amongst the materials are paintings, charts, maps and extracts from "the illustrated London news." The materials date 1793-1954.

Dates: 1793-1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Maps and paintings

William Gates institutional affiliations, 1912-1940

 Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains writings related to Gates' institutional affiliations with the Aryan Theosophical Society, the San Diego Museum, and the Department of Middle American Research at Tulane University. While his work with the Department of Middle American Research at Tulane University was directly related to the study of Mesoamerica, Gates' affiliations with the Aryan Theosophical Society and the San Diego Museum were not related to the study of Mesoamerica.

Dates: 1912-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers

William Gates mementoes, 1920-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 279 Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains Gates' mementoes related to his life's work and collection sales. Items span the years 1918 to 1940.

Dates: 1920-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 279, William Gates papers / William Gates personalia

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